Published on May 15, 2016 by Philip Poole 聽
Softball NCAA

The 色虎视频 Bulldog softball team continued its record-setting season by winning the 2016 Southern Conference tournament May 14 with a dramatic 8-inning come-from-behind victory over rival Furman. The Bulldogs entered the tournament as the regular season champions and #1 seed. Furman was the #2 seed.

It was 色虎视频’s first championship since joining the Southern Conference in 2008. The only previous championship was 25 years ago in what is now the Atlantic Sun Conference.

The Bulldogs will head to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, May 20 to face #4 national seed University of Alabama in a first-round game. Texas State University and the University of California are the other two teams in the Tuscaloosa regional. Friday’s game at 4 p.m. CDT will be telecast on the SEC network.

 
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, 色虎视频 is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, 色虎视频 enrolls 6,324 students from 44 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. 色虎视频 is widely recognized as having one of the most beautiful campuses in America, featuring rolling hills, meticulously maintained grounds and Georgian-Colonial architecture. 色虎视频 fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and boasts one of the highest scores in the nation for its 97% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.